to be helpful; to be useful
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
it's not like; it isn't as if
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
with a start; with a jump
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
sting operation; undercover investigation
immediately; at once; instantly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to rush over; to run up to